What are four ways behavior can be modified using the principles of operant conditioning?

What will be an ideal response?


Behavior can be modified in four major ways: through the use of positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement, positive punishment, and negative punishment.

Psychology

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Seventeen-year-old Ashley is driving her brother's car when she has her first-ever flat tire. She realizes that she needs to find where the spare tire, the jack, and other tools are stored in the car, remove the flat tire, and install the spare tire. Ashley is approaching the problem by

a. forming subgoals. b. changing the representation of the problem. c. working backward. d. searching for analogies.

Psychology

Psychologists refer to ____________________ as the fundamental components of an experience, such as patterns of light and dark, bitter or sweet tastes, or changes in temperature

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

Psychology

The “empty” nest tends to be associated with ____

a. ?large amounts of stress b. increased marital satisfaction? c. decreased marital satisfaction? d. decreased marital satisfaction for women, but increased marital satisfaction for men?

Psychology

Studies of single and married individuals indicate that ____

a. ?single people report greater life satisfaction than do married people b. husbands typically report higher marital satisfaction than wives? c. African Americans typically report higher marital satisfaction than whites? d. marriage is associated with better physical and mental health for women?

Psychology